Le Printemps

Jean Jacques Avril, the Elder French

After Carlo Maratti Italian

1760–1831

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Title: Le Printemps
Artist: Jean Jacques Avril, the Elder (French, Paris 1744–1831 Paris)
Artist: After Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome)
Date: 1760–1831
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 9/16 in. (51.5 x 37 cm)
plate: 14 3/8 x 9 7/16 in. (36.5 x 24 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.2605
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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